The Spiff Blog

JULY 21, 2022

If you’re reading this, it’s likely because you’ve made a regrettable software purchase or gone through a nightmarish buying process at some point in your career. And, unfortunately, your software buying woes may only get worse in the near future. Many teams go into demo calls with a checklist of questions. We’ve all been there.

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Allego

JUNE 26, 2024

Have you ever rolled out new sales enablement software to your team only to have them not use it? To ensure your sellers use the software—and to its fullest potential, you need a comprehensive plan. By following these 11 best practices, you will ensure your sales enablement software implementation is a success.

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Xactly

APRIL 9, 2018

Those tasked with creating a plan must develop a process and incentive plan that will motivate and encourage the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Gartner’s VP of sales mentored me and taught me how sales reps think and act in regards to sales Comp and incentives.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Maybe they even requested a demo or free trial. That’s a powerful way to add incentive to your remarketing campaigns. If someone keeps visiting your website without converting, add some of this additional incentive when you’re marketing to them. The first person is probably looking for software to use.

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Xactly

JANUARY 2, 2019

Ultimately, the new compensation and incentive plans must successfully motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Nuance Communications is a multinational computer software technology corporation that is “reinventing the relationship between people and technology.”

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

If you notice deal velocity is increasing but close rates are decreasing, you should dig into your reps’ email-to-meeting, meeting-to-demo, and demo-to-close rates (or the applicable metrics for your sales process ) to understand where they’re moving too fast. Use incentives effectively. Sales Coaching Tools. Showpad Coach.

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Nutshell

APRIL 28, 2020

We’ll show you how to create the perfect work environment, build an outreach strategy, host a virtual product demo, and more. In terms of your sales tech stack , you probably already use lead generation , email automation, electronic signature software, and CRM solutions on a regular basis. LEARN MORE.

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SalesLoft

JUNE 18, 2015

His team was able to book over 50 demos on the floor at our Rainmaker conference last year. When we asked him how they did it, here was his confession: We used an Apple Watch raffle to set more demos on the floor. But what if you took it one step further, like ListenLoop, and used that raffle to set demos THAT DAY? Roger Wood.

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Xactly

JUNE 7, 2018

Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) solutions help companies manage their sales compensation plans and calculate commission payments. Lack of visibility from siloed software applications ultimately hurt employee productivity, waste IT efforts, and hinder business agility.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We'll discuss the evolution of the sales letter, the format of a video sales letter, and then finish by looking at software and examples to help you get started. You should encourage your viewers through incentives like discounts or limited time offers. Below, let's review software you can use to build a video sales letter.

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Jotform for integrations and add-ons Price: Free, or starting at $34/month Key features: 100+ integration options, including CRM, CMS, email, and more Customizable templates for forms, tables, apps, and more Mobile app for work on-the-go SO MANY INTEGRATIONS Is Nutshell a perfect match for your favorite software? LET’S SEE ‘EM 4.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

Pricing: Contact for Demo and Quote. Anaplan provides several cloud-based planning tools for sales: territory and quota planning, incentive compensation planning, sales forecasting, configure price quote optimization, and trade promotion planning. TimeTrade Sales Scheduling Software. Pricing: $15/year. Pricing: Starts at $6.50/user/month.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 18, 2023

Discover the Best Quote Software For Your Business Needs If your business is centered on selling complex products and solutions, then finding the right quote software can be a game-changing factor that not only enhances your customer experience, but also streamlines your entire quoting process.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 18, 2023

If your business is centered on selling complex products and solutions, finding the right quote software can be a game-changing factor that not only enhances your customer experience, but also streamlines your entire quoting process. Reps won’t be able to quote something that can’t actually be built.

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Xactly

JUNE 27, 2018

Those who work to create a plan for their company must develop a compensation process and incentive plan that will motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Software companies like Xactly have been instrumental in providing the “nuts and bolts” calculation for the Sales team.”.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 14, 2018

This is an example of a nice incentive to shop that is attractive to a buyer and provides a little extra perk. But Vendor A could have at-a-glance metrics that include pageviews, leads, and demos whereas Vendor B could still justifiably say they have at-a-glance metrics, but only offer pageviews. Beware the bait and switch software”.

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

As the forerunner in cloud-based incentive compensation management (ICM), Xactly identified data as a key performance driver from the very start. With AlignStar , we provide the industry-leading territory design and planning software. Now, we’re raising the bar once again with a data-driven sales planning solution.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 29, 2022

Some of the leading partner relationship management software options in the space, as rated by user reviews and market presence, include Impact.com, Impartner PRM, and Allbound PRM. Let's take a look at these PRM software options to find one that helps you launch or expand your partner program. One PartnerPortal.io We’re using PP.io

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BrainShark

JULY 9, 2022

The right channel partner training software can help with this. Book a Brainshark demo to see how our platform can help you create and scale trainings across your channel partner network. Now, besides meeting your channel partners where they’re at in terms of software, you also need to consider the devices they’re using.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Here’s a breakdown of the key types of intent, and an in-depth exploration of what makes ZoomInfo the top-rated buyer intent provider on G2 , the largest peer-review business software platform in the world. Get a Demo Which Intent Data is Most Likely to Convert? How Do I Know Which Intent Data is Trustworthy? We generate over 1.2

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Pointclear

MAY 10, 2012

Christopher has served as editor-in-chief or senior editor with Meeting News, Corporate & Incentive Travel, and Life Extension. And you can show demos. He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. Magazine, Multi-Housing News and Hospitality Design.

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Xactly

JUNE 27, 2018

Those who work to create a plan for their company must develop a compensation process and incentive plan that will motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Software companies like Xactly have been instrumental in providing the “nuts and bolts” calculation for the Sales team.”.

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Those who work to create a plan for their company must develop a compensation process and incentive plan that will motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Sales operations and compensation professionals must create an incentive plan that will drive growth for the company and attain executive objectives.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 29, 2020

Software as a service (SaaS) has become extremely popular due to its scalability and ability to address almost any individual or business need. SaaS companies that offer expensive, complex products like ERP software that costs $50,000 per year often use this sales model. Demos and Trials. Demo-to-trial ratio.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 19, 2019

Today’s chatbots can integrate with your CRM software, so you can essentially configure it to be a “leadbot.” For more advanced use cases, use chatbots to encourage prospects to: Schedule a demo. Demo sign-ups. The chat box opens and asks if they’d like to sign up for a demo. And it doesn’t stop there.

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LeadFuze

MAY 26, 2021

Examples of KPIs include the number of calls , revenue targets, demo requests, MQLs, SQLs, and so on. It’s important to provide regular feedback on performance, even with modern software systems. However, the goal of engagement software and gamification systems should not be to “replace” current forms of recognition.

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Bigtincan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This is, fundamentally, a technology and software question: What software is being used to share content with the sales team? Delivering the right content to the right people, finding the right content when you search, setting permissions so the right people can edit the right content are all dictated by software.

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Xactly

MAY 7, 2018

The resulting incentive plan must develop a compensation process that will motivates the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Finding the right mixture of compensation requirements is not always easy, but luckily, it can be much less time-consuming with the help of automation software.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 30, 2020

Although typically perceived as software for salespeople, CRMs are the secret sauce behind most successful marketing initiatives. A CRM is an integral piece of software for marketers and salespeople. Incentives can be extremely lucrative when implemented correctly. See also: multiple pipelines in Nutshell Pro ). It’s a win-win!

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

Register for a live Nutshell demo to see what a world-class CRM can do for your sales team. Total demos done: Keep an eye on how many demos team members execute over a particular period and what percentage turned into deals, as demos are often an integral part of closing deals. What is sales productivity?

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Chili Piper

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Speed-to-lead is typically measured as the length of time between a demo request form submission and the first contact attempt from a sales rep. The first challenge is the numerous communication channels your buyers can use to request a demo or contact sales. Lastly, there is an incentive for sales reps to take their time.

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Salesmate

JUNE 15, 2021

In fact, 75% of the companies are using marketing automation, which proves that you need to implement the best marketing automation software right away if you want to gain a competitive edge! . Marketing automation is software that enables you to put all your menial tasks on autopilot, so you can save more time and focus on high-intent leads.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 5, 2021

How many customers are requesting demos but not purchasing? Setting clear goals for your sales strategy is just as important, helping establish company-wide performance expectations and giving your salespeople the incentives they need to excel. Start with your customer relationship management (CRM) software.

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Crunchbase

JANUARY 18, 2022

Software as a Service (SaaS) is everywhere. But despite its widespread appeal, SaaS isn’t just selling software like you’d once have sold a loaf of bread. SaaS products are subscription-based software services hosted by cloud-based service providers. If necessary, throw in an incentive to make it happen.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 6, 2018

Demo turnup rate. For instance if you only have 50% of opportunities in negotiation, and the rest in discovery and demo booked, it’s obvious your reps need more training on the discovery call process since the opportunities aren’t progressing to a demo or quote. Proposal send date. % of opportunities that have a quote.

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

Business development managers (BDMs ) or account executives (AEs) act on useful leads from the SDR/BDR team to close the sale through demos, discovery sessions, and follow-up. Signing up for a demo is a serious indicator of interest — depending on your average conversion rate for that product, the signup alone might win them 100 points.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 27, 2020

This encourages your sales team to find opportunities to make additional sales with current customers, such as additional software or a larger subscription plan. Schedule three demos. This contest rewards the salesperson with the largest or most significant upsell or cross-sell. Retention Contest. Make 25 calls. Winner's Choice.

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